13 Aniversary of the first HoC

The Stratics Network host "Houses of Commons" discussions with game developers via Internet Relay Chat. Originally called "Open Houses," the first House of Commons (HoCs) was held on February 12, 1998 and featured a variety of Ultima Online developers talking about the game with attendees, answering their questions live.

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Is there anything planned for this day this year? Maybe a good day for the vid to be released.

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Is there anything planned for this day this year? Maybe a good day for the vid to be released.

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I've always had mixed feelings about the House of Commons, but overall they were a positive.

And I should really hope that if they ever are going to release the video, they wouldn't wait for this anniversary to do so. It is an important and worthwhile anniversary but at this point nothing should delay the video that doesn't have to.

The Stratics Network host "Houses of Commons" discussions with game developers via Internet Relay Chat. Originally called "Open Houses," the first House of Commons (HoCs) was held on February 12, 1998 and featured a variety of Ultima Online developers talking about the game with attendees, answering their questions live.

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Is there anything planned for this day this year? Maybe a good day for the vid to be released.

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Treads very very carefully ...
I don't believe that an "interactive text based chat" ... is sufficiently "modern"
in this day of Youtube and Facebook ...
to serve as a "proper medium" for an exchange of thoughts and ideas ...

or they blew the IRC budget getting an intern up to speed on editing a scripted Youtube video ...

DenDragon - What's your first topic DIS?
DISintegr - Got one on lag for overseas players
DISintegr - When oh when will thre be an Australian
DISintegr - or at least Australasian server? Lots
DISintegr - of Asian players are aboard. (esp Japan)
DesignerD - I think I get to answer that one.
DesignerD - We've been amazingly well-received in Japan, but at this time, we don't have any concrete plans for servers in other countries. If the success of UO abroad continues, we will of course be seriously investigating the possibility.
DesignerD - End of vague answer.

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